What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Betaine
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Allantoin PCA
Skin ConditioningSodium PCA
Humectant
Lysine Hcl
Skin Conditioning
Glucose
Humectant
Fructose
Humectant
Sucrose
Humectant
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Urea
Buffering
Glycine
Buffering
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium Phytate
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantArginine
Masking
Serine
Masking
Alanine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Hexyl Nicotinate
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Dextrin
AbsorbentPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingT-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Glycolic Acid, Betaine, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Proline, Sodium Allantoin PCA, Sodium PCA, Lysine Hcl, Glucose, Fructose, Sucrose, Glutamic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Threonine, Urea, Glycine, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Phytate, Gluconolactone, Calcium Gluconate, Arginine, Serine, Alanine, Aspartic Acid, Hexyl Nicotinate, Tocopherol, Dextrin, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, T-Butyl Alcohol, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Ethylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
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